Quotes:



Chapter 1
They were eating fish so they must have an idea of what an animal is.

It is kind of strange because animals are big parts in our lives- food, transportation(horses), pets, companions that love you!!

Chapter 2
"But to be honest, Jonas," his father said, "for me there was not the element of suspense that there is with your Ceremony. Because I was already fairly certain of what my Assignment was to be."

How would you know? the Elders aren't supossed to say anything.

Chapter 3
The apple had changed. Just for an instant. It had changed in mid-air, he remembered. Then it was in his hand, and he looked at it carefully, but it was the same apple. Unchanged. The same size and shape: a perfect sphere. The same nondescript shade. (p. 24)

Its weird how it say that apples are like that i thoght he was seeing things or thoght he was crazy

Chapter 4
What happens when they make the actual release? Where exactly did Roberto go? (p. 32)

Yeah I wonder about that to. Do they just dissappear or are they just bussed out to someplace? no one knows.

Chapter 5
You're ready for the pills, that's all. That's the treatment for stirrings.

This is a good idea about tyaking the pills the only thing is some pills can cause you to be ill or even die.

Chapter 6


It was as if the first Caleb were returning. (p. 43)

Chapter 7

He couldn't seem to stop, though for each lapse the discipline wand came again, escalating to a series of painful lashes that left marks on Asher's legs. Eventually, for a period of time, Asher stopped talking altogether, when he was a Three.

Then the Chief Elder moved ahead in her speech.

Chapter 8
Jonas has been selected to be our next Receiver of Memory (p. 57)

WAt is the Reciver of memory seems like something very important looks like he is lucky to get this job.



Chapter 9
"What happened to her?"he asked nervously.

But his parents looked blank. "We don't know."

Yeah i wonder what happende to her too.Hopefully nothing bad happened to her.

Chapter 10

I thought there was only us. I thought there was only now. (p. 74)

What does this mean when he says that only us and i thoght there was only one. I dont get it.

Chapter 11
"Why don't we have snow, and sleds, and hills?"

I wonder about us too i ask this same questions. Maybe he has a memmory about this.

Chapter 12
"We shouldn't have!" Jonas said fiercely (p. 91)

He looks very angry in this part but why.

Chapter 13
"We really have to protect people from wrong choices."

Well they can do that in their community but in our little community not so easy.

Chapter 14
"But what wisdom do you get from hunger?" (p. 105)

You can get much wisdom with hunger because if you don;t eat you feel dumb when you dont.


Chapter 15
The Giver looked away, as if he could not bear to see what he had done to Jonas. "Forgive me, " he said.

I whould do the same if i did something bad like that and hope they do forgive me.

Chapter 16
"And they won't be part of my life anymore. . . And they'll be well cared for and respected." (p. 118)

I dont really get this quote because it says some weird stuff.

Chapter 17
"Then I wave bye-bye," he said, in the special sweet voice he used when he spoke to the newchild.

Chapter 18-19
No quotes. Just free write your reaction to chapter 19 for 5 minutes and include that with your journal.

Chapter 20 (Choose one)
"She's very efficient at her work, your red-haired friend. Feelings are not part of the life she's learned."

"I want you to keep that, to have with you, when I'm gone."

"Her name was Rosemary."

Chapter 21
"First thing tomorrow morning."

Chapters 22-23
No quotes. Just write how you think the book ended. Did they make it alive to a new community, or did they die? Provide support for your opinion. Use evidence from the text. If you're not sure, give evidence for both sides.

I think they died because of the echo they heard that probably m